Daily Republican., 1887-11-07
FOURTH EDITION
Fostsr yB. Uity.

Ing the case OF y. Brock to1ter came
up for trial, Lewis q. Vandc2rift Ap !
pearipg for Foater.
q. Brooks Foster sword. Was sworn
In AZ an officer at II y. N. on July l,
1855 Was appointed NJ city dog
catcher. Wac afterwards ordered to do
duty As IN ufioer. Was orde 70 be
sworn In with the ether men. eince
then bss don't DUTY urder request and
authority OF the Mayor. Did several
days service Ms officer and served var
rAnts for Municipal Count. AQuestion
arose ne 10 the legality OF the arrest.
Mayor Rhosds ordered him 10 come and
oe examined. Met Drs. Bush and
Springer aud WAS examined. Was
after wards taken TO Adams Express
Co q cfiics and weighed. Certificate
wss signed by the two doctors aud by
tho Mayor.
When Shiel!s was hurt served In his
place. May or asked biz, IL no would
20 on Shields' place, and BIO went. The
May or said he would see that he got
paid. Also served In the place OF Ham
llton whom hs broke his leg NJ the hall.
On this occasion he asked the chief IL
he could &c home and get q lunch and
tell hts vile. Chief tAid hs might. He
elbsu tWO utkutEs Inv VI buC
soiics ball he staid a. the hall all night.
Made four arrests. Next morning the
chief asked him 70 60 on IN S,hoof's
place, and he went. 5taid on until D
o. clock. Had also went on In Mclihen-
n2's place. and bad frequently taken
prisoners TO New Castle. Showed Iec-
ords OF Clerk Il land showing arrests
made by Foster.
Al mr.
night. Had often done service ss AL
ofioer. Had done duty ct least $50
timee. Ofhcars were allowed $50 each
year for clothes. Paid Justis & David.
son and William II. Qninn, and paid
for IL ont of his own pocket. The
Mayer had told him 10 so pat away his
horse and wagon snd come back asd do
police duty. he had asked the Mayor
abcu: his pay for police duty. Mayor
said he would asx The chief. Chief
said somo OF the members Of Council
we're against him, and II he allowed his
name 70 be put on l.st nene OF the on
GERS would have received the money.
Iu answer to MIR. BAll-Eever took
oath ss dog catcher. Took oath as city
ocns, able. Did no, know whether be
was ever appointed constable or not
Never asked the Mayor 10 give him
police authority ios his protection.
Ssrved ten nights IN Shields' place.
DID not soy that be served because
shields was good fellow ard that no
did NOS want him docked. He'd asked
10 be allowed to take prisoners 10 New
Castle. Did no, voluntarily offer "
terve - an oticer.
William II. Quinn testified 20 the fact
OF Foster buying clothes from him.
Whsn he made the uniforms Nay OF
RhoAds said he wouid SEQ that they
were paid for. All uero paid for sha,
were ON the list. Fosters name was
NOS on the list. He did not ct tho time
recognize Foster ms police oficer, bu,
did sfterwar
| U. b. Rhoads sworn. Foster did po-
lice dutyi he told every man on tbt
force that he would have 70 be uni.
formed; Foster voluntarily offered 70
serve As an officer; had never served ~
an officer half rs many times As hs
said; he clothed Foster with police
authority because he had requested ec
be for hia own protection.
he had nothing to do with pay ing fol
the uniforms. The oflicers petit,Oned
,themselves. He never expected Fostel
70 ask for pay for services rendered al
an ofacer. Tho men frequently wenl
ON IN each others places. FOSTER
badge wae "S. p" same as dog catch
ers always wore Never said 70 Polio,
Committee tbs. Foster should be paid
for services rendered. Said rs Fosiel
had 10 buy uniform he should be pAit
for It. The physiciAn's certificate OF y
Brooks Foster was shown and recog
nized by the Mayor. The book OF OATH
OF city oihcialn was shown and rscog
ni1ea by ,he mayor. The oath OF Fostel
was rs city constable.
John j. DougheIty sworn. Never
looked upon Foster as an officer unde
pay. Foster had requested 10 be sen
10 New CActle with prisoners. Foste
did not report for duty In Shields
place.
George r. BArnhili, ex.chairman .
the Police Committee, testified tha
Fosters name Was not on the petition
presented 10 that COMMITTEES, or 1
would have been psssed.
Francis 7, Sawdon, the present chair
man OF the Polioe Coumitteo, va
sworn. Mayor Rhosds said Foster va
good cfiicer and always willing TO q
on duty.
Preston Ayars. sworn, member Q
Police Oommittee. His testimony Wa
similar TO MT. Sswdon's. Heard tn
Mayor say he had ordered Foster to b
uniformed.
A. Il. Msssick. clerk OF Oouncil. va
sworn. lie exhibited bills presented b,
Foster fer killing dogs, but they wer
not admitted In evidence.
HARRY Taylor. sergeant OF police
sworn Never recognized Foster excep
as dog catcher. Mayor said Foster We
TO go on Ia Sbields' place. Said he di'
not want him. The Mayor seid b
wanted TO go on; let him 60. Boste
he said vas no coed.
Ohicer Patrick Cupmius was called
He had been on the beat with Foster
Foster bad told him that he did no
want any pay foe working for Shields
that Charley WAS good fellow aud b
Was doing Is to help him out On tw
, nights he had left Cummins and son
homo st O'Clock, because he said b
had to oateh dogs esfly in the morning
william r. Eylsnd was called bu
kpew noShing pc, dining to tho matter
Ohcer Harry SoLror was sworn, AZ,
ssia that Foster did rot 60 on IN plac
OF Hamilton. ~ he had stated, becs us
he had hinself gone on.
Atter listening to arguments by tn
counsel, Squire Monaghan decided tn
csae In favor OF Foster, and award in
tne amount sued for, 500. The cas-